"A good dog deserves a good home"

We believe every dog is a good dog. That's why we want to help our best friends go to a good home they deserve. According to the Humane Society and the ASPCA, roughly 3 to 4 million dogs are taken into shelters every year. This massive number of dogs is split evenly between strays picked up by Animal Control (including pets that were separated from their owners) and those dogs being relinquished by owners. People commonly give up their dogs for many reasons, including: cost of owning a dog, unwanted health or behavioral problems, time commitment, or they simply do not view owning a dog as a lifetime commitment. Unfortunately, approximately 60% of dogs brought into shelters are euthanized every year-- that's close to 350,000 dogs euthanized each month... 84,000 each week... or 12,000 everyday. Lack of shelter space paired with high pet intake volume leads to such a high euthanasia rate. This is, to say the least, a dispiriting outlook for man's best friend... so, what can we do to improve it?Chico Cares was founded to keep our loving pals out of kill shelters, to give our best friends another chance. Chico Cares proves that in times of need, when an individual cannot afford to help their pet on their own, when a pet has no one to pay for needed medical attention, or simply needs a temporary roof, our community can come together and provide this care together. A little help from everyone can be life-changing! We can return just a fraction of the unconditional love our dogs give us. As Roger Caras said, "Dogs are not our whole lives, but they make our lives whole".